Friends,
Freedom of religion is under siege.
Just a week ago, Attorney General Bill Barr used his platform as a government official to blame secularism for all of society's ills, including drug addiction, suicide, community violence, and struggles with mental health.
That same day, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo one-upped him, giving a speech about "Being a Christian Leader" and later promoting it on the State Department's homepage.
We fought back both times, reinforcing that it is unacceptable for government officials to turn their public office into a pulpit. And we will continue to call out these abuses of power and make them an issue in the 2020 election—something we're in a better position to do after the DNC resolved this summer that our values should be represented, included, and heard.
While the White House continues to demonize our community, we've been hard at work on Capitol Hill and we're making progress.
One key bill we're fighting for, House Resolution 512, sends a message not only to the Administration, but also to world leaders around the globe, that attacks on religious freedom cannot stand.
As Americans, we are truly lucky to live in a country where citizens can push back against theocracy. Other nations don't guarantee that right and instead, their citizens are subject to blasphemy, apostasy, and heresy laws that punish any criticism, expression, or practice of beliefs that do not conform to the state religion. |
